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Working with schools to enhance education

Conducting substance abuse prevention programs

Sponsor youth sports teams

Tutoring and mentoring young people

Providing food baskets to needy families

Assisting disaster victims

Keeping kids safe during Halloween night

Supply school supplies to kids in need

Easter Egg Hunt

Spaghetti Dinner

How Do We Earn Our Money?

Our club works the Tropicana Field (Ray's baseball games) at various concession stands. We work about 20 to 21 games and for every person we earn money. The earned money is used by the club to give back to the kids in the community. Thinking about volunteering to help us? We are always looking for volunteers to help us earn money. Want to help us out? Check under the Contact Us page.

Interested in more than one family member being involved in Optimism? Then you need to contact us to learn about saving with our Chapter. See the members listing on the Contact Us page and get in touch with one of us for more information.

Just one of the many things we do in the community with the money we earn.

This was our 12th year of donating to Mason Dixon's Christmas Wish Fund to help provide a better Christmas to a family with kids that needed assistance. Come join us and be a part of something great in the community.

Members of the Optimist Club and volunteers work hard at the Tropicana stands earning money to give back to the community.

Spaghetti Dinner being held at the Clearview United Methodist Church

On September 15th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM we held our 3rd Spaghetti Dinner with Raffles, Silent Auction and 50/50 at 4515 38th Avenue No, St Petersburg, FL. We were successful in beating the amount that we made last year. Thanks to everyone that assisted us and to those who have attended this event. Hope to see you again at our next event.

Mason Dixon Christmas Wish Fund

Giving thanks to all of our dedicated volunteers and businesses that helped us earn money.

Easter Egg Hunt

The Downtown, Breakfast,and Sunset Optimist Clubs along with our Club held the Easter Egg Hunt at Lealman Park on March 31st for the kids to find the many Easter eggs with prizes in them and giving out bags of candy and prizes to all of the kids that came out. New bicycles were given to the winners. Our club donated $400.00 for this event. When asked if the kids had fun we were advised that the squirrels had a good time too!

We Accept Kids Clothes Donations

Every so often members of the community contact us to see if they can donate clothing to help children that aren't as fortunate as others. Here is just one of the most recent donations of new clothes that was received from a very nice lady in the community. These items were given to the Clothes to Kids.